Window seat



Nov. 25, 1924 1,517,029

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WINDOW SEAT Filed Aug. 24. 1921 2 Shoots-Sheet. 2

Patented Nov. 25, 1924.

UNITED m RA-YLLVIONID1i. STRIEF AND \VILLIS H. STRIEF, OF'CINCINNATI, OHIO.

Applicationfiled August 24, 1921.

To all /20/22, may concern:

Be it "known that we, RAYlvIOND F. S'rrunr. and \VHJLIS ,H. S'riu'mr, citizens of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Iniprovements in lVindow Seats, of which the followingis a specification.

OQur invention relates to window seats, intended for use of a person washing the outside of windows, for permitting the user to sit conveniently without undue strain while washing the outside of the windows.

It is the object of our invention to provide a novel window seat of the character mentioned, arranged to be selectively attached to the windows of a building, for instance, a residence; and to provide novel means whereby the same may be adjusted for windows of different dimensions.

The invention will be further'readily understood from the following description and claims, and from the drawings, in which latter:

F 1 represents a plan View of our improved device.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a rear end elevation ofthe same.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same,showing'the same in position ofuse on a window sill,'tl1e latter being shown in cross-section.

F ig. 5 is a cross-section,-taken on-the line 55 of Fig. 1, showing the rear support of the window seat inposition of use in full lines, and in retracted relation in dotted lines.

F '6 is a cross-section, taken on the line 66 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged bottom view, showing a detail of the adjustable securing means for the hook-strap.

Fig. 8 is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken on the line 8 8 oi Fig. 7; and,

Fig. 9 is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken in the plane of the line 99 of Fig. 8.

The window seat comprises a seat-body 11, which may be of wood. Straps 12 are secured to the seat-body and extend forwardly thereof. Each of the straps is at its forward end provided with a hook 15-. The straps are preferably strips of iron or steel. They are preferably adjustable on the seatbody, for instance, by means of screws 16, which pass through holes 17 of the straps and slots 18 in the seat-body. The lower Serial :No. 495,052.

face oi the 'seat-body is provided with elongated recesses 21, forming enlargements ot' the slots, and forming shoulders 22 in the recesses at the lower ends of the slots. lVashei-s 23 are received over the screws against the shoulders, nuts 24: being received over the threaded ends o'it'the screws, for clamping the straps, screws, seat-body, washers and nuts together. The washers and nuts are countersunk inthe elongated recesses 21.

The window opening is shown at 27, at thelower end of which'there is a usual window sill 28. The window sill comprises the usual innerfinishing board 29, which over hangs the inner edge-of the window frame, as shown at 30. The hooks are arranged to be received over this inner overhanging edge.

The hooks are received about the inner face r of the overhanging inner portion, the ends of the hooks being received under the same for resisting upward movement of the hooks. This inner finishing board is received between the hooks and the inner edge 31:01 the seat-body, theadjustment of the straps on the seat-body being such, that said inner finishingboard substantially fills the spacebetween said hooks and inner edge The seat is readily hooked in place'by raising its outer end, so as-to place the lower edges of the hooks underthe inner edge of the window sill, the seat being lowered to move the front end 31 ot the seat-body, to outside of said inneriinisaing board, with said straps substantially on a level with and resting on the upper surface of said inner finishing 5 ho ard.

Means are. provided for supporting the seat 'b'ody in a substantially horizontal position, for which purpose :I provide a pivoted support 36, which is of greater height than width, when in active or supporting relation, and is arranged to be placed lengthwise of the seat-body when in retracted or inactive relation, as shown in Fig. 5. This support is shown in the form of a yoke, formed up out of a bent strip of metal, comprising flanges 37 connected by a cross-strip 38. Each of the flanges is provided with a hole 39, one corner of the end of each flange being relieved, as shown at 4:0, for permitting pivoting of the flange close to the bottom face of the seat-body, while permitting the yoke to swing so as to be placed substantially parallel with the seat-body. The other corner 41 of the end of the flange is arranged to impinge the lower face of the seatbody so as to limit the swinging movement of the yoke and act as a stop for positioning the yoke in up and down relation under the seat.

At each side of the seat-body there is a depending flange 44, which is provided with a series of holes 45, the series of holes and the flanges extending lengthwise with relation to the straps. A pivot-rod 4:6 is received through the holes 39 in the flanges 87 and through a pair of complemental holes in the series of holes 4:5 at the respective sides of the seat-body, so as to locate the supporting yoke adjustably forward or back with relation to the seat-body and an outer portion a? of the window-sill, on which said yoke rests for supporting the rear of the seat. A nut 48 is received over the threaded end of the pivot-rod for holding the same in place.

The outer portion 1-.7 is, in practice, lower than the inner finishing board 29 of the window sill, over which the inner ends of the straps are placed. The flanges 4A are shown as one of the wings of angle irons, the other wings 49 of said angle irons being secured to the bottom face of the seat-body by means of screws 50.

Our invention provides an economical, ready and very serviceable window seat, employahle in various relations, and adjustable for accommodating window sills of diflierent shapes and dimensions. It provides a ready means, very readily transferable from one window sill to another, so arranged that the user may sit comfortably, with the rear portion of the seat on a level with the front portion, to avoid undue strains and prevent exhaustion and pain.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In a window seat, the combination of a seat-body, a strap at each side of said seatbody, each of said straps provided with a downwardly projecting hook arranged to engage an inwardly extending projection of a window-sill, means for adjusting said straps lengthwise of the said seat-body, a pair oi? flanges secured to saidseat-body and extending below said seat-body, said flanges provided with a series of holes arranged longitudinally thereof, supporting parts extending downwardly when in supporting relation, said supporting parts provided with apertures and with stops impinging said seat-body above said apertures, said stops arranged to automatically impinge the bottom of said seat-body upon downward swinging movement of said supporting parts and arranged to automatically limit.

movement of said supporting parts past a point o1 supportlng relation to said seat, and plvot means received through said holes and apertures at selective positions length-- wise of said flanges for selectively positioning said supporting parts under said seatbody toward and from said hooks, and said supporting parts remaining free to be swung on said pivot-means into positions under said seat-body extending lengthwise of said flanges.

2. In a window seat, the combination of a seat-body, a strap at each side of said seatbody, each of said straps provided with a downwardly projecting hook arranged to engage an inwardly extendingprojection of a window-sill, means for adjusting said straps lengthwise on said seat-body, a pair I of flanges secured to saidseat-body and extending below said seat-body, each of said flanges provided with a series of holes, a supporting yoke having pivot-flanges e2;- tending upwardly when said yoke is in supporting relation, said pivot-flanges provided with holes and a stop arranged to limit movement of said pivot-flanges past a point of supporting relation of said yoke, and a pivot-rod received through said holes in said pivot-flanges and selective complemental holes of said series of holes in'said respective first-named flanges, for selectively positioning said supporting yoke under said seat-body, and said supporting yoke arranged to be swung onsaid pivotrod into a position under said seat-body extending lengthwise between said flanges.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto signed our names in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. V

RAYMOND F. STRIEF, ELLIS H. STBIEF.

\Vitnesses:

M. TRACY, MARY ALICE COMPTON. 

